Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

2,287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $176.41/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 370 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.25/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 476 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.18/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 366 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,287	2,632	2,626
Feeder cattle	1,648	1,894	1,974
Slaughter cattle	554	614	574
Replacement cattle	85	124	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (313), Madison (473), Okeechobee (923), and Sumter County (578). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	203	3	240.00–250.00	$246.56	$501	+11.94
250–295	275	4	185.00–230.00	$206.09	$567	+11.19
300–345	330	10	183.00–215.00	$187.35	$618	+4.13
350–395	370	31	170.00–195.00	$176.41	$653	-1.75
400–445	422	18	169.00–190.00	$179.71	$758	+6.40
450–495	472	15	170.00–182.00	$176.19	$832	+10.08
500–545	524	7	163.00–168.00	$165.30	$866	+5.21
550–595	575	3	150.00–159.00	$153.88	$885	-5.53
600	600	3	162.00	$162.00	$972	+21.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	11	170.00–200.00	$180.27	$492	+1.35
300–345	327	17	160.00–181.00	$171.60	$561	-6.86
350–395	374	23	161.00–188.00	$173.36	$648	-0.46
400–445	424	17	146.00–174.00	$160.80	$682	-6.10
450–495	472	20	155.00–170.00	$163.53	$772	+1.45
505–515	510	2	156.00–164.00	$160.04	$816	+0.05
555–580	568	2	147.00–152.00	$149.56	$850	-2.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	162.00	$162.00	$405	—
300–345	318	3	162.00–170.00	$166.46	$529	-6.89
370–380	377	3	176.00–178.00	$176.65	$666	+7.89
400–445	423	2	151.00–157.00	$153.84	$651	-2.82
450–495	478	3	157.00–161.00	$158.60	$758	+9.65
500	500	1	141.00	$141.00	$705	-4.18
570–590	580	2	130.00–136.00	$132.95	$771	-8.01
670–675	672	3	120.00–124.00	$122.66	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	157.00–170.00	$162.84	$363	-4.68
250–295	275	10	148.00–170.00	$155.19	$427	+1.27
300–345	324	14	156.00–170.00	$161.91	$525	+5.88
350–395	373	23	144.00–166.00	$154.78	$577	-3.68
400–445	420	25	142.00–160.00	$153.88	$646	+4.29
450–495	476	28	134.00–157.50	$148.25	$706	+0.24
500–545	520	4	127.00–140.00	$133.42	$694	+2.27
550–580	568	5	127.00–140.00	$132.94	$755	+5.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	150.00–152.00	$150.90	$337	+9.83
250–295	273	2	132.00–146.00	$138.42	$378	-3.41
300–345	322	16	142.00–168.00	$155.50	$501	+11.68
350–395	366	28	134.00–158.00	$146.18	$535	-0.27
400–445	424	24	132.00–147.50	$138.78	$588	+0.40
450–495	471	21	128.00–147.50	$137.08	$646	-0.44
500–545	523	2	118.00–121.00	$119.44	$625	-0.52
680–685	683	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	215	4	125.00–135.00	$131.40	$283	-0.18
250–295	274	5	120.00–166.00	$148.77	$408	-4.63
300–345	325	20	130.00–158.00	$138.40	$450	+1.74
350–395	375	10	120.00–132.00	$124.38	$466	-14.46
400–445	425	12	125.00–138.00	$130.18	$553	-1.19
465–480	473	8	120.00–126.00	$122.95	$582	-5.05
520–535	524	8	110.00–114.00	$111.02	$582	+0.18
560–590	575	2	100.00–108.00	$103.90	$597	+3.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	208.00–215.00	$211.62	$461	+31.62
250–280	266	5	160.00–170.00	$163.83	$436	-11.98
300–345	323	2	178.00–180.00	$178.93	$578	+4.35
350–380	365	5	152.00–164.00	$156.44	$571	-11.56
400–445	426	18	145.00–178.00	$161.44	$688	-4.80
450–495	471	15	140.00–169.00	$158.48	$746	+1.91
500–545	523	4	150.00–156.00	$152.94	$800	-3.78
565–580	573	6	137.50–144.00	$141.75	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	273	3	190.00–196.00	$193.95	$529	—
300–345	321	6	162.00–184.00	$173.21	$556	+11.30
350–395	365	14	156.00–178.00	$165.85	$605	+10.36
400–440	425	10	135.00–168.00	$149.77	$637	-5.62
450–480	470	5	154.00–158.00	$156.37	$735	+9.10
500–545	524	6	140.00–146.00	$142.85	$749	—
690–695	691	4	120.00–124.00	$122.99	$850	+3.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	7	187.00–200.00	$190.53	$522	-3.06
300–345	322	3	183.00–192.00	$187.46	$604	-0.40
350–395	380	3	170.00–172.00	$170.61	$648	-9.96
400	400	1	169.00	$169.00	$676	+1.36
460–485	473	4	150.00–155.00	$152.43	$721	-3.09
500–545	524	4	159.00–169.00	$163.62	$857	+4.33
550–585	570	4	147.50–158.00	$151.88	$866	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1495	1139	80-85%	37	55.00–74.00	$70.59	$804	-2.60
910–1535	1209	80-85%	76	64.00–82.00	$77.23	$934	-6.01
915–1410	1215	80-85%	22	75.00–84.00	$80.76	$981	-2.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1285	971	85-90%	33	45.00–61.00	$56.79	$551	-11.37
905–1285	1057	85-90%	41	60.00–76.00	$67.27	$711	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,051	—
1230–2185	1539	75-80%	19	81.00–90.00	$85.29	$1,313	—
1110–1925	1545	75-80%	17	76.00–85.00	$80.98	$1,251	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1590	1424	10	94.00–105.00	$99.79	$1,421	—
1375–2110	1578	13	100.00–114.00	$106.46	$1,680	—
1575–2200	2009	5	115.00–123.00	$119.17	$2,394	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–970	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	76.00–85.00	$80.00	$698

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120–1215	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	68.00–72.00	$70.08	$819

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.